How To Get Help When A Child Or Teen Is Violent Towards A Parent

Article on Huffington Post. Written By Sarah Treleaven on 05/20/2020

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“As time went by, Sinclair’s daughter had meltdowns set off by the smallest requests or shifts to the schedule. She was extremely oppositional, even to the point of self-harm, and would eventually be diagnosed with Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD), Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Her behaviour increasingly became violent, morphing from screaming fits to kicking, biting and punching — often, but not always, directed towards Sinclair.”